Dr. Paynter is leading a project with Duke University and Research Triangle Institute, engaging in a study to identify optimum location of hubs for renewable natural gas production, optimum process configuration, and resulting costs of production. Specifically, ECU will develop a comprehensive understanding of the issues, opportunities, challenges, and dynamics regarding implementation of biogas projects in areas with high biogas production potential to ascertain how policies can be developed so that they maximize socioeconomic benefits while supporting development of biogas and biogas infrastructure in North Carolina.
The project runs from January 2021 through March 2023, and is funded for $125,000.
